Pleasure-railway.



PATENTBD MAY 30, 1905. A. BRAGG.

PLEASURE RAILWAY. APPLIQATION FILED JAN.19. 1905.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 30, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR BRAGG, OF BROOKLYN, YORK, ASSIGNOR TO U. L. POPE & (30., OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A OOPARTNERSHIP.

PLEASURE-RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,315, dated May 30,1905.

Application filed January 19, 1905. Serial No. 241,840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BRAGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pleasure-Railways; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full; clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pleasure-railways; and it has for its objectto provide an apparatus of this class which in its operation will affordmuch amusement, which may be manufactured at comparatively littleexpense, which will be easy of operation, and in which danger andaccident will be practically eliminated;

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the car with the cable-gripping jaws in vertical section.Fig. 8 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. 1.

Referring now to thedrawings, the present apparatus comprises asupporting-frame com-- prlsing four equidistant uprights 5, upon theupper ends of which are fixed cross-beams 6, that connect the uprightsin pairs, and disposed at their. lower ends upon these crosspiecesdirectly above the uprights are rafters tions, where it is curvedupwardly, as shown at 12, and fixed upon the upper face of the platformand extending along the upwardlyourved end thereof are rails 13. A cable1A is attached to the ends 12 of the platform and extends throughout thelength thereof just above the track-rails. Upon the track-rails 13 isdisposed a car comprising a body 15, provided with any desired number ofseats 16 and having its wheels 17 flanged to prevent the car fromleaving the track. to the front portion of the body of the car andprojecting forwardly beyond the dashboard 18 is a fixed gripping-jaw 19,through which are formed vertical passages 20, that slidably receive thearms 21 of a yoke, the bight portion 22 of which is above the jaw 19, Asecond gripping-jaw 23 is connected to the lower ends of the yoke-arms.Pivotally engaged in the bight 22 of the yoke is a shaft 24, whichextends Vertically through a block 25, that projects forwardly from the.upper part of the dashboard 18, the upper portion of the shaft 24 beingthreaded, as illustrated, and engaging the block 25, so that when theshaft is rotated in one direction or the other it will move alsovertically and will move the jaw 23 toward or away from the jaw 19. Theshaft 24 is provided with a crank 26 for manipulating it.

The cable 14 passes between the jaws 19 and 23, and by adjusting thelower jaw upwardly it will be caused to clamp the cable against theupper jaw and hold the car against movement on the platform. Normallythe gripping-jaws are released from the cable, so that by oscillatingthe platform the car will by gravity run from end to end thereof.

To rock or oscillate the platform, a crankshaft 27 is journaled in apair of uprights 5,

. and its crank 28 is connected, by means of a pitman 29, with theplatform 11 at one side of the shaft 10. The shaft 27 is provided with agear-wheel 30, with which meshes a pinion 31, carried by a crank-shaft32, journaled in suitable bearings above the wheel 30. With thismechanism by operating the crank 32 the platform will be oscillated.

It will be understood that the gripping-jaws serve both as a means forholding the car against movement on the platform and for retarding itsspeed on the platform.

What is claimed is 1. A pleasure-railway comprising a frame, a platformpivoted in the upper portion of the Fixed frame and having its endsturned upwardly, a track arranged upon the upper surface of the platformand continuing along the upturned ends thereof, a car mounted formovement upon the tracks, a cable arranged above that portion of thetrack between the upturned ends, a braking mechanism associated with thecar and cable and means for tilting the platform.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a platformpivoted in the upper portion of the frame and having a track arrangedupon its upper surface, said platform having its ends turned upwardly, acar mounted for movement upon said track, a cable associated with theplatform, a braking mechanism associated with the car and cable, andmeans for moving the platform.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR BRAGG. Witnesses:

HORTON JOHN GIBSON, ABRAHAM LOEB.

